Burning of Antwerp | |||||||
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Part of Belgian Revolution | |||||||
Bombardment of Antwerp, 1830 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Netherlands | Belgian rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
David Hendrik Chassé | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
Mostly Gunboats | Population was 73,605[1][2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Low, or none |
Estimated 9 Million Dollars+ of Property Destroyed [3] number of dead unknown but Chasse said bloody, and so many dead[4] |
The Bombardment of Antwerp in 1830 was a military event that took place during the Belgian Revolution.